eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Alcyonium fauri-4 |
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| Common name: |
Bicoloured soft coral |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Cnidaria |
Anthozoa |
Alcyonaria |
Alcyonaria |
Alcyonacea |
Not Defined |
Alcyoniidae |
Not Defined |
Alcyonium |
Alcyonium fauri-4 |
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| Pollyps extended |
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Short Description:
A vivid coloured colony of lobes covered with polyps.Lobes encrusted the substratum.The lobes and the the polyps differ in colour
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Identification
features: |
Colours varaible to yellow,pink,red or orange |
| Size: |
30cm |
| Behaviour: |
Attached on reef with arm with extented polyps waving in current |
| Diet: |
Plantonic animals |
| Distribution: |
From Saldanah bay to Sodwana
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| Depth: |
1-20m |
| Habitat: |
Subtidal zone and rocky reefs |
| Reference: |
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa)
GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
